(A) Application for licensing as a master plumber or journeyman plumber shall be made in writing to the City Council, upon forms prepared and furnished by the City Clerk, and shall show the name and address of the applicant, the business location of the applicant and other information as the City Council shall deem desirable. It shall be unlawful for any person preparing an application for licensing as a master plumber or journeyman plumber to knowingly make or cause to be made any false or misleading statement of material fact upon the application. No application for licensing as a master plumber or journeyman plumber shall be issued unless and until the applicant shall file with the City Clerk a bond, in an amount set by resolution of the City Council and on file at the office of the Clerk, signed by one or more sufficient sureties to be approved by the City Council, or a surety bond of the same amount issued by an approved corporate surety company. The bond shall contain the condition that the applicant shall defend, save, keep harmless and indemnify the city from all liabilities, claims, damages, judgments, costs and expenses of every nature and description caused by the willful or negligent conduct of the plumber while engaged in the business of plumbing.
(B) The provisions of this section may be satisfied by the applicant depositing, with the Clerk, an insurance policy providing public liability and property damage insurance to the city and the general public in the same amount as the bond, executed by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state; provided, an endorsement, approved as to form by the City Attorney, shall be attached to and become part of each and every liability insurance policy deposited with the city, and the endorsement shall contain each and every condition of the bond required by the City Council. The obligee of the bond or the beneficiary of the insurance policy shall be the city, and action may be maintained thereon by anyone injured by a breach of the conditions of the bond or of the covenants contained in the required endorsement on the policy of insurance for a period of one year after the completion of any plumbing work. Upon approval of the applicant by the City Council, license shall be issued to the applicant upon the payment of a licensing fee in an amount set by resolution of the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 10-412) Penalty, see § 10.99